Wistful

The assignment was to write a Han Shan like poem, which is a poem of 8 lines. I ended up with this beauty.
I was inspired by the death of Stile's mother from Teen Wolf and I imagined her to wear this beautiful soft perfume. I imagined how she would look like from her child's innocent eyes and how her loss affected him and how he views his home now that she is gone.

Vanilla and honey suckle perfume Fading in a room, still echoing the laughter And joy of memories barely there Vanilla and honey suckle perfume Her sparkling eyes Her red stained lips Four walls forever bare Screaming with loss

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